Stockton police union approves contract (UPDATED: 2:31 p.m.)

STOCKTON – The Stockton police union overwhelmingly approved a new contract with the city, an association spokeswoman said today.

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STOCKTON – The Stockton police union overwhelmingly approved a new contract with the city, an association spokeswoman said today.

The new agreement addresses the union's house next door to City Manager Bob Deis, said Sgt. Kathryn Nance, president of Stockton Police Officers' Association felt. She declined to say if that included selling the rental home, which fueled degraded relations and a lawsuit between the union and City Hall.

The union's weeklong vote passed 146 to 55, which Nance considered a strong turnout among the union's 300 members. The contract is expected to help retain senior officers and maintain pension benefits for officers.

Terms of the contract, which are expected to be made public later this week, will next to go before the City Council on Dec. 11. If it is finally adopted, the city will have new contracts with all nine of its labor groups, forming a united front in the ongoing bankruptcy case.

Read Wednesday's Record for more on this story by staff writer Scott Smith.